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Online Publication Date: 03 Mar 2011

Segmented Governance Patterns—Fragmented Urbanism: The Development of Guarded Housing Estates in Lebanon

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DOI: 10.5555/arwg.6.2.6v843n14721h2708
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The development of private, guarded residential complexes on the outskirts of Lebanese cities asks for an explanation. On the one hand, some Lebanese commentators see them as a direct consequence of the war or interpret them as “traditional” ethnic-confessional segregation in a new disguise. On the other hand, international scientific discussion on the spread of this new kind of housing in many regions of the world is dominated by universalistic approaches. The conceptual framework of this case study is based on an intermediate approach. The concept of urban governance uncovers the segmented patterns of social interaction as an important context—a sine qua non—for the development of guarded residential complexes in Lebanon for two periods.

Le développement de complexes résidentiels privés et surveillés dans les alentours de villes libanaises pose la question des raisons de leur succès. D'un côté, certains commentateurs libanais les voient comme la conséquence directe de la guerre, sinon comme une nouvelle expression de la ségrégation ethno-confessionnelle « traditionnelle ». De l'autre, la discussion scientifique internationale sur l'extension de ce type d'habitat dans de nombreuses régions du monde est dominée par l'approche universaliste. Le cadre conceptuel de cette étude de cas repose sur une approche intermédiaire. Le concept de gouvernance urbaine permet de découvrir les modèles segmentés d'interaction sociale comme le contexte important, un sine qua non permettant le développement des complexes résidentiels surveillés au Liban pendant deux périodes

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